[NatureNS] chimney swifts summary for 2012 to date

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This is a work in progress, and I invite corrections or additions.   
Please help.

2012 CHIMNEY SWIFTS SUMMARY (N.S.)

RTNC = Robie Tufts Nature Centre, Wolfville
MRHS = Middleton Regional High School
NGTSS = New Glasgow Temperance St. School

- April 24/12       3 seen at The Hawk, Cape Sable Island     Johnny  
Nickerson.
- Apr. 28/12        1 found dead in downtown Halifax (Bishop St.)  -  
Bob Farmer.
- May 8/12 - 17, dusk, huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 9/12      several "flying high" above RTNC, early evening,  
rainy   - Andy Dean. - May 11/12    100 seen EXITING (remotely via  
camera) from chimney of 	MIDDLETON Regional High School at 9:55 to  
10:10 a.m.   - Ally Manthorne.
- May 11/12 - 139 at dusk into chimney of New Glasgow's Temperance  
St. School - Ken McKenna.
- May 11/12 -  65+ entered Wolfville's RTNC chimney at dusk -  - Jim  
Wolford (+ 3).
- May 12/12 -      120+ at dusk into chimney of NGTSSchool  
-               Liz Doull.
- May 12/12 - counts of 97 & 66 (av. 80?) at dusk, Wolfville, RTNC -  
Judy Tufts, Jim Wolford.
- May 12/12 - one seen flying at Port Howe, Cumberland Co. - Virginia  
Redden.
- May 12/12 - 7+ seen, Dead Brook area, Butler Rd., King's Co. - Rick  
Whitman.
- May 13/12 -     96 at dusk at McGowan Lake, Queen's Co. -        
Brad Toms.
- May 13/12 - 33, dusk, huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 14/12 -        167 at dusk into chimney of NGTSS  
-               Ken McKenna.
- May 15/12 - 213 at dusk into Middleton Reg. H.S. chimney - Claire  
Diggins.
- May 15/12 -           68+ at dusk, Wolfville, RTNC -   Tony Napoli,  
Jim Wolford.
- May 15/12 - 3 seen flying in Ridge Stile Park, Wolfville, 4:45 p.m.  
- Jane Chisling.
- May 17/12 -      37+ at dusk, Wolfville RTNC, + merlin seen -     
Jim Wolford et al.
- May 17/12 -    10+ flying about in Falmouth area (Mines Rd.) -     
Ryan Harvey.
- May 17/12 - only 8 into huge house chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 19/12 -    34+ entered RTNC chimney, Wolfville, at dusk -        
Jim Wolford.
- May 19/12 - 10+ seen, Dead Brook area, Butler Rd., King's Co. -  
Rick Whitman.
- May 20/12 - 8+ seen at 9 p.m. at St. Bernard church - Claire Diggins.
- May 21/12 -   only 3 at dusk at Upper Falmouth farmhouse -     
Cheryl Rutledge.
- May 21/12 - 2 seen, McKay's Section, Hants Co. - Wayne Neily.
- May 23/12 -     66 at dusk into chimney at McGowan Lake -      Brad  
Toms.
- May 23/12 -      55+ at dusk, RTNC,  
Wolfville                                  - Jim Wolford.
- May 23/12 - 123 at dusk into chimney of Middleton Reg. H.S. -  
Claire Diggins.
- May 23/12 -          18 at dusk at St. Bernard church -       Pat  
Potter.
- May 23/12 - 3 entered (+ 3-6 more seen) Oxford lone chimney - Ally  
Manthorne.
- to May 24/12 - very few seen in Bible Hill area - Linda & Ross Hall.
- May 23&24/12 - 6 into farmhouse chimney, Upper Falmouth - Cheryl  
Rutledge.
- May 24/12 - 3 seen in Ridge Stile Park, Wolfville Ridge, 3 pm -  
Anna Chisling.
- May 24/12 - 25 seen at Irving Ctr., Wolfville, 4 p.m., flew  
northeast - Anna Chisling.
- May 24/12 - 11 into chimney of Mabou, Cape Breton, Church at dusk -  
Karen Potter, Haley Guest, Molly Simon.
- May 26/12 - 6 seen over downtown Truro in a.m. (Truro Market) -  
Jeff Ogden.
- May 26/12 - 38 at dusk? at Wolfville RTNC -                         
Ann & Darren Booth.
- May 27/12 - 50 at dusk at Wolfville RTNC - Judy Tufts + Connecticut  
& Colorado observers.
- May 27/12 - 1 entered chimney but 12 seen, Oxford lone chimney -  
Julie Paquet.
- May 27/12 - 262 at dusk, New Glasgow, Temperance St. School - Ken  
McKenna plus 8 others.
- May 27/12 -            123 at dusk at Middleton Reg. H.S.   
-                Claire Diggins.
- May 27/12 -     98 at dusk at McGowan Lake, Queen's County -        
Brad Toms.
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Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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